Occurrence, composition and dew point of tars produced during gasification of fuel cane bagasse in a downdraft gasifier

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-58

  Jordan, C Andrea ^a,b   Akay, Galip ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Advanced Manufacturing Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Downdraft gasifier; Gasification; Solid oxide fuel cell; Tar

Indexed keywords

AUTO-THERMAL; CLASS 1; DEW POINTS; ENERGY CROPS; GAS CLEANING; GASIFIERS; HIGH POTENTIAL; LONG-TERM OPERATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MASS FRACTION; OXIDATION ZONES; POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; RAW FUELS; SOFC ANODE; SYN-GAS; TAR CRACKING; WASTE RESIDUES;

AGRICULTURE; BAGASSE; BIOMASS; FUELS; GASIFICATION; PELLETIZING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SYNTHESIS GAS;

TAR;

BIOMASS POWER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEW POINT; ENERGY CROP; FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; TAR;

EID: 84861431362     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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